1063

Native American Navajo Pottery Vase by Alice Cling

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Art - Pottery Start Price:20.00 USD Estimated At:30.00 - 40.00 USD
Native American Navajo Pottery Vase by Alice Cling
Specific Lot Questions: If you have any questions regarding an items, send an email or call with your questions prior to bidding. All inquiries regarding lots for sale must be received 24 hours prior to the start of the auction. Please register to bid and logon to ICollector 1 hour before the start time, 10 am MDT.
Native American Navajo Pottery Vase by Alice Cling, measures 5'' x 8''H, signed by artist, chip in rim, Artist Bio: ''Navajo artist Alice Cling was born around 1946 in a hogan at Cow Springs, in the Tonalea section of Arizona. Her pots, embellished with the traditional thin coat of pitch, are deceptively simple. Their lasting beauty comes from her unusual use of clay and from the striking colors caused by outdoor firing. Alice learned how to make pottery from her mother, Rose Williams, an innovative Navajo potter. The family digs the brown-firing clay from a special place near Black Mesa, screens it to eliminate impurities, and mixes it with sand for temper and with water to make it workable. Alice's particularly unusual aesthetic contribution to the Navajo pottery renaissance is the magnificent coloration she achieves on the softly burnished and lightly pitch-coated surfaces of her forms.''